> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.memorylake.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete Documents

> Remove one or more documents from a project

```
DELETE /openapi/memorylake/api/v3/workspaces/{workspaceId}/projects/{projectId}/memories/documents
```

Removes documents from a project. The original files in the Library are not affected -- only the project references and any extracted content are deleted.

<Note>
  **Permission required:** `project:doc_delete`
</Note>

<Warning>
  This is irreversible. All indexed content and memories derived from the deleted documents are permanently removed from the project.
</Warning>

### Path Parameters

<ParamField path="workspaceId" type="string" required>
  Workspace ID that owns the project.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="projectId" type="string" required>
  Project to delete documents from.
</ParamField>

### Body Parameters

<ParamField body="ids" type="string[]" required>
  Array of document IDs to delete.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE 'https://app.memorylake.ai/openapi/memorylake/api/v3/workspaces/ws-a1b2c3d4e5f6/projects/proj-7g8h9i0j1k2l/memories/documents' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer sk_xxxxxx' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
      "ids": [
        "doc-3m4n5o6p7q8r",
        "doc-8s9t0u1v2w3x"
      ]
    }'
  ```
</RequestExample>

### Response

Returns an empty `data` object on success.

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success (200) theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "data": {}
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>